The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-04-06
News Conden satiOns.

the vice presidency.
Senator Cullom, OF Illinois, author
OF the inter state commerce bill, paid
his fare from Washington to Spring
field.
George Washington Childs says
that the two ablest writers on his pa
per, the Philadelphia Ledger, are
women.
The administration at Washington
laughs at the statement of Carter
Harrison, Of Chicago, that it is oppos-
ed to him.
Egypt has imported experts and
machinery from the United States
to bore for petroleum along the banks
of the Red sea.
Senator Reagan, of Texas, is suf-
fering at his home from injuries re-
cieved by fall while attempting to
mount his horse.
Rev. N. G. Taylor, father of Gov.
l.. Taylor of Tennessee, and noted
pulpit orator in his day, died in Car
ter County, Tennessee, April 1st.
Certain Philadelphians carry
heavy life insurance policies. John
Wanamaker has 100000 on his life,
J. B. Stetson, $515,000, and Hamil-
ton Disston, 100000.
The ocean race between the yachts
Coronet and Dauntless was won by
the former, the run being made from
New York to Queenstown in few
minutes less than fifteen days.
The Southern Pacific Railway is
discharging all its baggagemasters
and imposing their duties on express
messengers. This is said to be ow
ing to the interstate commerce law.
Paul Tulane, who made vast for
tune IN New Orleans, and gave ST.
100000 to the university bearing
his name, is dead, in his native city,
Princeton, New Jersey, at the age OF
81.
Speaker Carlisle, or Senator Beck,
or Senator Harris, or some democrat
big enough, is to be invited to deliv
er an address at Nashville to coun-
teract the effect of John Sherman's
speech.
A train is about TO be placed on
the Lake Shore route between Chi
cago and New York to be equipped
with bath room, barber shop, Ii
brary, and electric lights, and pos
sibly heated By steam.
Maj. E. A. Burke of the New
Orleans Times Democrat has just
been given an estate in Honduras
that will make him one of the rich
est landed rroprletors in the world.
1t is $50 miles long and 100 miles
wide.
The will of the late Captain
James b. Eads presented in the sur
rogate's office at New York, leaves
$4,000 to James Andrews of Allie
gheny City and 81, 100000 due him
from the government to his wife and
five daughters.
Governor Marmaduke, OF Missouri,
has signed the bill passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature, which
repeats the law of 1857 that permit
ted wine and beer to be sold in st.
Louis on Sunday. This brings the
city under the Downing law, which
puts strict embago on the selling
of liquor on Sunday.
The list of members Of the Fiftieth
Congress presents number OF Pres
idential names. There is Wash;
ington, an Adams, q Taylor and a
Hayes. Washington, who is from
Tennessee, will be the first of the
name to sit in Congress. For many
years the letter Y has been unrepres-
ented IN Congress, but it can now
boast the two names Yoder and
Yost.
Extraordinary scenes were wit
messed at Castle Garden on the dis
embarkation there of the Storage
passengers of the wrecked steamer
Scotia. They were ravenous for
food and almost trampeled upon each
other in their ferocity to secure the
ratons dealt out to them. Many of
them are i'll in consequence of their
hearty eating in the condition of
their system.
The Car has replied rather sar
castically to an address OF students
of the university <rpgratulating him
on his escape. H0esays he thanks
them for the evidence of good feeling
but hopes that they will prove their
devotion to him by deeds not merely
on paper, and endeavor to efface the
grave Impression which the part
Number of students took in the Grim
inal design upon his life.
The hight house board has compile
ted arrangements for increasing and
improving the illumination of the
Barthodi statue Of liberty. A
stroug tense will be placed in the
torch, and five additional electric
sights viii be placed around the base,
making thirteen such lights in all
and number Of iucandescent lights
will be placed in the interior Of the
statue. The light to be placed in
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